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CVE-2006-1796: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the paging links functionality in template-functions-links.php in Wordpress 1.5.2, and possibly other versions before 2.0.1, allows remote attackers to inje

medium Affects WordPress core. Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published ; advisory modified .

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the paging links functionality in template-functions-links.php in Wordpress 1.5.2, and possibly other versions before 2.0.1, allows remote attackers to inje

Package
WordPress core WordPress
Affected versions
<=2.0 or =0.6.2 or =0.6.2.1 or =0.7 or =0.71 or =1.0 or =1.0.1 or =1.0.2 or =1.2 or =1.2.1 or =1.2.2 or =1.5 or =1.5.1 or =1.5.1.2 or =1.5.1.3 or =1.5.2 or =2.0
Fixed in
no fix recorded
Severity
medium  CVSS 6.8
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 2% (80.5th percentile)
Published
2006-04-17
Source
nvd

References

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